rife with
idiom
: having a large amount of (something bad or unpleasant) : full of (something bad or unpleasant)
The school was rife with rumors.
a history rife with scandal
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Painstakingly detailed, tailored to perfection, and rife with symbolism, the pieces that make up Beyoncé’s current wardrobe will be remembered long after the tour concludes later this month.
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Leah Faye Cooper, Vogue, 4 July 2025
Red flags to look out for A lot of legitimate and reliable debt settlement companies exist, but the industry is also rife with scammers preying on debtors desperate for relief.
—Dana Miranda, CNBC, 13 June 2025
However Kennedy, a longtime critic of federal vaccine policy and vaccine safety, argued that the current group is rife with conflicts of interest.
—Sarah Owermohle, CNN Money, 9 June 2025
Rather than releasing a big update rife with changes, Google has shown a preference for rolling out features via the Play Store and Play Services to the entire Android ecosystem.
—ArsTechnica, 30 June 2025
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Leah Faye Cooper, Vogue, 4 July 2025
Red flags to look out for A lot of legitimate and reliable debt settlement companies exist, but the industry is also rife with scammers preying on debtors desperate for relief.
—Dana Miranda, CNBC, 13 June 2025
However Kennedy, a longtime critic of federal vaccine policy and vaccine safety, argued that the current group is rife with conflicts of interest.
—Sarah Owermohle, CNN Money, 9 June 2025
Rather than releasing a big update rife with changes, Google has shown a preference for rolling out features via the Play Store and Play Services to the entire Android ecosystem.
—ArsTechnica, 30 June 2025
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“Rife with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rife%20with. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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